Police find second bomb in Majorca after fatal blast
Police in the Spanish resort of Majorca have deactivated a second bomb close to the site of a blast at a police barracks that killed two officers earlier on Thursday on the island, Sky News said.
Shopaholic pensioner dies under pile of clothes
A British pensioner, who was found dead under a pile of suitcases filled with goods she had purchased during a 16-year shopping spree, died from natural causes, local media said on Wednesday.
Eight injured as van collides with truck in Moscow Region
Eight people were injured early on Thursday when a Mercedes van collided with a MAZ truck in the Moscow Region, a police source said.
Injury toll in north Spain car bomb attack rises to 65
A total of 65 people, including two pregnant women and six children, were injured when a bomb-laden truck exploded in the north Spanish city of Burgos early on Wednesday, El Mundo reported.
China flood death toll rises to 22
The number of victims of flooding and rainstorms in southwest China`s Sichuan Province has risen to 22, while another seven people are missing, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Elephant kills seven in Thailand
A female elephant has killed seven people in Thailand`s Trang province in the past month and continues to scare locals, Thai media said on Monday.
Five suspected militants killed in S.Russia shootout
Police killed five suspected militants in a shootout in southern Dagestan, the Russian republic`s Interior Ministry official said on Tuesday.
Eleven killed in Dagestan road crash
At least 11 people were killed in a multiple-car crash in Russia`s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, local police said on Tuesday.
Twenty-three miners trapped in flooded Chinese coal mine
Twenty-three coal miners have been trapped in a mine after a flooding accident in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang near the Russian border, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
Search for survivors of S.Russia building collapse reveals no one
Search attempts throughout the night for survivors after a residential building collapsed in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan have revealed only one cat, emergencies officials said on Thursday.
Two police officers injured in attack in volatile south Russia
Two police officers were wounded when their vehicle came under fire in Ingushetia, an Interior Ministry official in the southern Russian republic said on Thursday.
Military jet crashes in China, killing both pilots
A Chinese military plane crashed on Sunday during preparations for counter-terrorism exercises with Russia, killing both pilots, a source in Russia`s Defense Ministry said.
Motorboat kills holidaymaker in Russian Black Sea resort
A woman on holiday in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi died on Sunday after being hit by a motorboat near the beach, a local boat inspector said.
Bus with Russian tourists overturns in Turkey, 12 injured
A bus carrying Russian tourists overturned in the Turkish resort city of Antalya, injuring at least 12 people, the Russian consul general in Antalya said on Sunday.
Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing at least 15
A civilian helicopter owned by a Russian company crashed on take off at a NATO air base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 15 people, the Russian Aviation Agency said.
Two Russians seriously injured in Afghanistan helicopter crash
Two Russian pilots were hospitalized with serious injuries after a civilian helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, killing at least 16 passengers, a Russian diplomat said on Monday.
Seven die as bus washed off bridge in India
At least seven people died and another 15 went missing after a flash flood swept a passenger bus off a bridge in east India, the Times of India said on Tuesday.
Flash floods in east India claim 20 lives
About 20 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in the east Indian state of Orissa, national media said on Wednesday.
Drought leaves 196,000 people without drinking water in China
Some 196,000 people have no access to drinking water because of a severe drought in northwest China, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Stage for Madonna`s concert in France collapses, killing 2
At least two people have died and at least six were injured during the collapse of the stage being built for pop idol Madonna`s Sticky and Sweet world tour in Marseilles, France, tour organizers said on Friday.
Police officer killed in Chechnya
A police officer has been shot dead in the Chechen capital of Grozny, a police source told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Nine dead, 50 wounded in two Jakarta blasts
At least nine people were killed and 50 wounded early on Friday in two near-simultaneous blasts in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, police said.
Ten mountain climbers die on Japanese peaks
Ten mountain climbers have died after they were caught in strong winds and rain on northern Japanese mountain ranges, the NHK TV channel reported on Friday.
Russian human rights activist shot dead in Ingushetia
The body of leading human rights activist Natalya Estemirova has been discovered in Russia`s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, Russian investigators said on Wednesday.
German man sets fire to flat while trying to fix air mattress
A man in the German town of Duesseldorf set fire to his flat when an inflatable mattress he was trying to mend exploded, national media said on Wednesday.